Pop Art painter, born in London, UK. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools and the Slade School of Art, London, and taught at the Central School of Art and Crafts, London, and Durham University. During the 1950s he devised and participated in several influential exhibitions, notably This is Tomorrow (1956, London). This introduced the concept of Pop Art, of which he became a leading pioneer. He was made a Companion of Honour in 1999.
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Richard Hamilton (actor) Richard Hamilton (artist), a British painter and collage artist Richard Hamilton (basketball), a player with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association Richard Hamilton (professor), Professor of Mathematics at Columbia University Richard Hamilton (sailor) (born 1836), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient Richard Hamilton (boxer), a boxer from Jamaica who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same human name. |
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